The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-12
KENTUCKY DEMOCRACY.
GEN. n. h. BucISner Nominated
for Governor.
ARM GlNG SPEECH BY SPEAKER CAR
Isle.

convention met in Louisville last week
and organized by electing Hon. John
G. Carlisle permanent chairman.
Mr. Carlisle was roundly cheered
and on being escorted to the chair af-
ter expressing his thanks for the hon
or of presiding over the convention,
and referring to the reorganization OF
the Kentucky Democratic party i'll
1866, said: "For the first time in a
quarter Of a century the responsible
tiles of Government are on the Demo-
cratic party, and it must meet them
in u spirit of broad and unselhsh pa
triotism If it ever had prejudices, it
must forget them. If it ever felt the
spirit of faction, it must silence it. If
it is embarrassed by differenceof opin-
ion among its own members, it must
reconcile them, if possible, but if that
cannot be done, it must deliberately
pronounce the
JUDGMENT OF THE MAJORITY
on all vital questions, and let each
man go his own way and choose his
own political associates. This pre-
scribes nobody, coerces nobody, but it
bases party organization on principal
and makes party action honest and re-
spectacle.
"This is not an appropriate time or
place for an elaborate discussion of
political questions, and shall not at
tempt it. That will be done during
the progress of the canyas you are now
about to inaugurate, and | hope it
may be in my power to take an humble
part in it, not us a candidate for any
office directly or indirectly at the dis
posal of the people, but simply as a
Democrat, profoundly convinced that
the best interests OF the State and the
whole country will be promoted by
the combined ascendency of Demo
cratic principles and Democratic meth
ods. Great applause. And believe
gentlemen, that large majority OF
the people of the United States are
now looking to the Democratic party
to protect them and their property
from the encroachments and spoila
tions of what is called fraternal gov
ernment on the one side, and from the
threatened depredations of
AGRARIANIsM ON THE OTHER.
1t is the only practical organization
that has witnessed and helped to pro
mote the wonderful growth and pros
perity of the country during the Who'll,
century OF the Governments exist
ence. 1t is the greab conServativ,
force of the country, and it is stronge
in numbers to-day than it ever was be
fore, while its purposes are rs patriot
ic and its political fruits as sound the,
werein the days of jefferson, and Madi
son and Jackson. Applause.
If the people cannot rely upon tn,
strength and courage, and prestige G
their party for the protection of thei
rights of person and property and tn
preservation Of their political fran
chises, where shall they look for safe
ty? Can they trust the Republica
party, with its loose and dangerou
theories of consolidation and govern
mental supremacy over all the affair
Of its citizens? That party has tho
Oughly demonstrated its incapacity t
govern a free people in times of peac,
and it must so the way of the Fedel
al progenitor. Loud applause.
Gentlemen, is it not singular fac
that strong feeling of sympath
should exist between those who war
II fraternal government and those VIII
want no goverhment-betwee thOs
who want the government to do ever
thing and those who
WANT IT TO DO NOTHING.
While one faction advocates COVER
mental interference in all the affai
of the people, another faction oppos,
governmental interference for any pu
pose, even to preserve the peace an
protect the rights of property AZ
yet their reasoning, in the abstract,
substantially the same, and il follo'
ed to its logical conclusion would pr
duce substantially the same resu
The man who believes that it is Il
right ard duty of the Government
take the earnings oi one citizen,
taxation or otherwise, and give the
to another, differs very little from Il
man who denies the right of proper
altogether. Cheers.
IT the Government may rightful
compel you by law to give any part
the proceeds of your labor or yo
skill to another man, why may it n,
with equal right, compel him to gi
him your horse or your land? IT
fact that this is done indirectly u
under the guise Of taxation, does 1
in the slightest degree effect the GU
ton Of right or wrong involved in t
transaction, but it greatly increses
danger to the people, because they